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352-001 · Question #401

Which routing protocol supports unequal cost, multipath load balancing?

The correct answer is B. EIGRP. EIGRP is the only routing protocol listed that supports unequal-cost multipath load balancing via the variance command.

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Question

Which routing protocol supports unequal cost, multipath load balancing?

Options

  • ARIPv2
  • BEIGRP
  • COSPFv3
  • DIS-IS

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    88% (28)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

EIGRP is the only routing protocol listed that supports unequal-cost multipath load balancing via the variance command.

ARIPv2

RIPv2 supports only equal-cost load balancing across a maximum of four paths by default and has no variance or unequal-cost mechanism.

BEIGRPCorrect

EIGRP's variance command allows the router to include feasible successor routes whose metric falls within a multiplier of the successor's metric, enabling load balancing across paths with different costs. Traffic is distributed proportionally based on each path's metric, so higher-metric paths carry proportionally less traffic. No other standard IGP (RIP, OSPF, IS-IS) supports unequal-cost load balancing natively.

COSPFv3

OSPFv3 performs equal-cost multipath (ECMP) load balancing only and does not support unequal-cost path selection.

DIS-IS

IS-IS also performs equal-cost multipath load balancing and lacks a built-in unequal-cost load-balancing feature comparable to EIGRP variance.

Concept tested: EIGRP unequal-cost load balancing with variance

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/enhanced-interior-gateway-routing-protocol-eigrp/13676-18.html

Topics

#EIGRP#unequal cost load balancing#variance#routing protocols

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